Alle tests

We’ve once more tested a 1 GB USB 2.0 drive. This time we’ve been handed the A-Data PD17, which is the latest addition to their Nobility series. It’s a tiny little gadget that only weighs 5 grams, and because of its size it fits easily into a pocket when travelling.

GeForce 8000 is a new series of graphics cards from NVIDIA that differs from the 7000 series, mainly with its support of DirectX 10 from Microsoft. The center of attention is the G80 core which really adds a noticeable boost for this new range of graphics cards.

GeForce 8800 Ultra belongs to the very high-end of this series, and in this test we are going to have a look on Sparkle’s unique Calibre edition. Calibre is a new series of quality graphics cards that offer several features that we will go about later on. A special feature is the m-Sorceress II cooler fan that is attached to this card from stock.

In this review, we’re going to look at yet another product from Cooler Master. Recently we have reviewed a number of products from Cooler Master, and they have all shown a fair performance in our tests. The product reviewed today is the Real Power M620. The Real Power series is a well known line of products from Cooler Master, but a new addition to this one is the modular power cables. In this series, there are 5 power supplies ranging from 520 watts to 1000 watts.

Frode Herløv A/S has sent us a couple of Avixe high-speed USB flash drives for testing. The model is named Platinum Red Drive and comes with 1 and 2 GB of capacity and a weight of only 17 g and 60x17.7x7mm in dimension.

About a year ago the game Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter was released, and quickly became popular due to its fantastic gameplay and great graphics. Now a successor has been released, and since we’ve tested the first one here at Tweak.dk, it seemed natural to have a look at the new edition as well. In general, games produced in association with Tom Clancy are high quality, but will a successor be able to deliver the same entertainment as the first one, without the gameplay being too identical? Or did Ubisoft create a perfect game once again? The game has been loaned to us by Ubisoft Denmark, and the test was made with v.1.02.

When I first lay my eyes on the package that contains this power supply unit, I immediately recognized it as something I had seen before. Chill Innovation has made a trademark out of adorning their packages with red print on a black background. Highlight of the day is a 400 watt power supply unit which is in the low end of the scale. Though, the majority of power supplies that are sold, lie in this end of the scale. So the relevance of taking a look on one of these power supplies remains.

We’ve received yet another low noise cooler from Arctic cooling. This time it is the Accelero S2, with an optional Turbo Module. The turbo module is 2 low noise fans which can be mounted on top of the passive Accelero cooler.

The Accelero S2 cooler is compatible with ATI graphics cards and GeForce cards. The highest models supported are the ATI HD2400 and the GeForce 8500.

The case reviewed today is from the German APLUS. The case isn’t very big, it’s in the mid tower range. The name of the case is Aplus CS-Monolith II, which makes you think of something that will last forever. No power supply is bundled which is pretty normal.

The company APlus Case, which manufactured this case, is dedicated to making computer cases, and they’ve been selling cases since 2005.

In this test, we are going to have a look on a motherboard from Asus, which is build upon Intel’s P35 chip. Asus is one of the leading manufacturers of hardware on the market, and they have a reputation for releasing quality products. The motherboard for today is the Asus P5K Premium/ WiFi-AP Black Pearl Edition, which is the third motherboard in Asus’ Black Pearl series – Asus Black Pearl is being promoted as the best of the best, so it will be exciting to see if it can live up to the expectations.

In this test, we are going to have a look on a graphics card from Sparkle. We’ve recently evaluated an 8800 Ultra from Sparkle, which scored a high test score, mostly because of its custom cooling feature. The card for this test is an 8600GT with 512 DDR3 RAM.

We have received one of AOpens older case products for reviewing. The product is the G325 Gaming Case, which is a small case designed for micro ATX form factor motherboards. AOpen labels the case as a Gaming Case, and it have a design that.

In this review, we’re taking a look at a CPU cooler from Thermaltake. The cooler reviewed is the newest addition to Thermaltake’s Orb series. Last time we reviewed a cooler from the Orb series, was the Ruby Orb, which unfortunately didn’t perform very well. So it’s going to be exciting to see how the Thermaltake Max Orb performs.

In this test, we are going to take a look on a graphics card from Asus, namely, a 8600GTS, which supports DX10. Recently, we tested a P5K motherboard from Asus, which performed really well. So it will be exciting to see whether Asus can maintain their usual standard. The graphics card that we are going to test is called Asus EN8600GTS Silent.

In this test we are reviewing a product from Akasa. It has almost been two years since we last reviewed a product from Akasa, and back then, we had a look at their Eclipse 62 case. The product reviewed today is a CPU cooler, with a unique design and a unique technology. We'll get back to all of that later in the test - and the cooler we are testing is the Akasa revo thermodynamic CPU cooler.

Zotac is one of the new manufacturers of graphics cards that have arrived to Denmark. Zotac is a new brand of NVIDIA based graphics cards that has launched this year, though, the company behind, PC Partner Group, has produced graphics cards for more than a decade. The card that we are going to have a look on in this test is their NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT Zone Edition, which has been provided for us by ClanShop.dk

In this review we are testing a CPU cooler from the Danish company NorthQ. Last time we reviewed a NorthQ product we had an external case for 4 SATA harddrives on the test bench. Besides that NorthQ produces power supplies and now water cooling products as well after they’ve started cooperating with Asetek.

In this test, we’ll have a look on a powersupply unit from SHG Computers. This will be the first time that we on Tweak evaluate on a SHG Computers product. As the name clearly indicates, it is the company SHG.dk, who is behind the SHG Computers brand.

The product of today’s testing is the SHG Computers SPC400FL, a passive powersupply of 400W.

Moving towards the dark winter, we get more time to sit in front of the screen. The gaming industries are well aware of this, and a lot of new exciting titles are pumped into the streets these days. One of the first games we’ll take a lot at in these dark times is from a series that have been around for a long time. We’re talking about The Settlers: Rise of an Empire. The first Settlers game was released in 1993, for both Amiga and the PC, in a DOS version of course. Since 1993, 7 more games have been released, along with 5 expansion packs, so we’re dealing with a game from the golden age of games. Now we’ll take a closer look at The Settlers: Rise of an Empire, and see if the game can help us get trough the dark times, we’re about to enter. Ubisoft Nordic has provided us with the game, and the test is done with patch v1.1.

In this test, we are going to have a look on a product from Thermaltake. On Tweak.dk we have already had a look upon a number of Thermaltake products, and in this test, we have obtained their newest GPU cooler: Thermaltake DUOrb.